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The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown(2017)

★ 6.6 BGG1–7 playersWeight 2.83
Action PointsCooperative GameOpen Drafting

Games like The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown

Looking for games like The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

XenoShyft: Onslaught(2015)

★ 6.91–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

The Captain Is Dead: Dangerous Planet(2019)

★ 7.02–7 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

The Captain Is Dead(2014)

★ 7.02–7 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Escape: Fighting for Freedom(2013)

★ 7.81–6 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game(2016)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Masters of the Night(2021)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameModular Board

Tori-Tori: Endangered Species(2021)

★ 7.32–4 players40 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameVariable Player Powers

Zombicide: Dark Side(2019)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

XenoShyft: Dreadmire(2017)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

I Signori dei Draghi(2010)

★ 6.72–8 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenera(2018)

★ 6.21–5 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Auction / BiddingCooperative GameHand Management

Secret Unknown Stuff: Escape from Dulce(2018)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

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